Black and White Xbox 360...

Pistol Pete · Aug 23, 2006, 02:35 PM

ok well heres the deal, on my tv my xbox 360 is only in black and white. I did it once and than did it more and more often until now it is only in black and white.

Weird thing is that it works fine on the other 2 tvs in the house and all my other consoles etc work fine with the tv.

I know this isnt a 360 support forum but I know you gamers on here are very knowledgeable.

Thanks for any help, I just want to play games again

MacRumorUser · 03:14 PM

Is the TV that it's black and white on is 50hz only

Th others maybe 60hz

(though I think this only applies to pal)
Maybe you've just got a dodgy cable?

SilentPanda · Aug 23, 2006, 03:10 PM

My only thought is... do you have one of the HD video cables for it? I know it has a switch to go back and forth between HD and non-HD (SD). Make sure it's being plugged in right of course but make sure the switch is on the appropriate mode.

You've probably taken care of all that but... it's all I can think of right now.

7on · Aug 23, 2006, 03:16 PM

Is it set on PAL?

Chone · Aug 23, 2006, 03:36 PM

All I can think of is a region issue (PAL), maybe your TV is PAL and would work with PAL Xbox360 games but you are using NTSC games and your xbox360 runs on other tvs because they are NTSC but the rest of your consoles run on the TV fine because they are multiregion consoles and games?

Sorry, I know, its all I could think of.

count chocula · Aug 23, 2006, 04:27 PM

sorry, i dont have any advice, but the same thing happened to me with my ps2. it just wouldnt display color on this certain tv. i never did figure it out.

Pistol Pete · Aug 23, 2006, 07:17 PM

yah eery game and dvd is B/W. even the startup of the 360 I mean everything haha.

when it first did it i jus turned everything off and on a lot and it worked every once in a while...

but now i have nothing...thing is when i try other tvs i dont change any settings or buttons i just plug it in...

im gonna take a look at the tv settings....thanks a lot!

Aug 23, 2006, 02:35 PM	#1
Pistol Pete macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal	Black and White Xbox 360... ok well heres the deal, on my tv my xbox 360 is only in black and white. I did it once and than did it more and more often until now it is only in black and white. Weird thing is that it works fine on the other 2 tvs in the house and all my other consoles etc work fine with the tv. I know this isnt a 360 support forum but I know you gamers on here are very knowledgeable. Thanks for any help, I just want to play games again __________________ PeterWPhoto
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MacRumorUser macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland	Is the TV that it's black and white on is 50hz only Th others maybe 60hz (though I think this only applies to pal) Maybe you've just got a dodgy cable? __________________ A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally. MacRumor:User Microsoft MVP : Macintosh Last edited by MacRumorUser; Aug 23, 2006 at 03:14 PM.
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SilentPanda Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Bamboo Forest	My only thought is... do you have one of the HD video cables for it? I know it has a switch to go back and forth between HD and non-HD (SD). Make sure it's being plugged in right of course but make sure the switch is on the appropriate mode. You've probably taken care of all that but... it's all I can think of right now. __________________ My 24 hour web cam!
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7on macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fishman Island	Is it set on PAL? __________________ jonshipman.com
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Aug 23, 2006, 04:27 PM	#6
count chocula macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: noun. a particular place or position	sorry, i dont have any advice, but the same thing happened to me with my ps2. it just wouldnt display color on this certain tv. i never did figure it out. __________________ "I wish I had been born a bird instead," he said. "I wish we had all been born birds instead."
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Aug 23, 2006, 03:36 PM	#5
Chone macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2006	All I can think of is a region issue (PAL), maybe your TV is PAL and would work with PAL Xbox360 games but you are using NTSC games and your xbox360 runs on other tvs because they are NTSC but the rest of your consoles run on the TV fine because they are multiregion consoles and games? Sorry, I know, its all I could think of.
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Aug 23, 2006, 07:17 PM	#7
Pistol Pete Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal	yah eery game and dvd is B/W. even the startup of the 360 I mean everything haha. when it first did it i jus turned everything off and on a lot and it worked every once in a while... but now i have nothing...thing is when i try other tvs i dont change any settings or buttons i just plug it in... im gonna take a look at the tv settings....thanks a lot! __________________ PeterWPhoto
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